| "The Old Man in the Cave" | |
|---|---|
| The Twilight Zone episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 7 |
| Directed by | Alan Crosland, Jr. |
| Teleplay by | Rod Serling |
| Based on | a short story "The Old Man" by Henry Slesar |
| Featured music | Stock; most cues from "And When the Sky Was Opened" by Leonard Rosenman |
| Production code | 2603 |
| Original air date | November 8, 1963 |
| Guest appearances | |
| James Coburn: French John Anderson: Goldsmith Josie Lloyd John Craven John Marley: Jason | |
"The Old Man in the Cave" is a half-hour episode of the original version of The Twilight Zone. It is set in a post-apocalyptic 1974, ten years after a nuclear holocaust in the United States. The episode is a cautionary tale about humanity's greed and the danger of questioning one's faith in forces greater than oneself.